Clothes scrubbing device



1932- 1. w. STRAHAN CLOTHES SCRUBBING DEVICE Filed May 28. 1930 INVENTOR I Wail-aha, BY 2 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 13, 1932 TES IDA \VHALEY STRAHAN, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY CLOTHES SCRUBBIN G DEVICE Application filed May 28,

My invention is a clothes scrubbing device for use with the usual wash board and an object of the same is to provide a device of this character which may be manipulated with one hand, so that the muscular strain is reduced to a minimum and at the same time will eficiently remove the. dirt from the clothes. I

, A further object of the invention is to provide a clothes scrubbing device embodying a body which is adapted to be rigidly held by the operator and shaped to conform to the corrugations of the wash board so as to cooperate with the latter in washing the clothes i as the body is rubbed over the board.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will eliminate rubbing of the human hand on O the wash board, will float upon the water and can be manufactured from a smgle length of wood or other suitable material.

With the preceding and other objects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the novel combination of elements, constructions and arrangements of parts and operations to be hereinafter more fully clescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective of the invention in use;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the device in use, the wash board and a handkerchief being shown in section;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the invention in detail an elongated body 5 of suitable length is provided.

One side of the body is shaped to provide a longitudinally extending rounded head 1930. Serial No. 456,769.

to the wash with the head 10 in contact with the article to be washed as illustrated particularly in Fig. 1. With the device held in this position it is moved back and forth over the corrugations of the wash board and 00- which is adapted to be rubbed over the cor v rugated surface of a wash board as shown.

The opposite side of the body is formed with a longitudinally extending rounded portion adapted to be grasped by the human hand. In order to facilitate grasping of the part 15 the opposite faces of the body 5 are formed with longitudinally extending concavities 16.

In use the device is held at right angles 

